CUSTER STATE PARK, S.D. | Lesson No. 1: Don’t tailgate. If the driver ahead of you hits the brakes or suddenly pulls over and parks on the shoulder, he probably has seen something that you’ll want to see, too. A pronghorn maybe. A wild burro and her colt, perhaps. A buffalo wallowing in the dirt.
This story originally appeared in the Sunday, September 30, 2007 edition of The Kansas City Star
Sand in the dunes comes from the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mountains.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve encompasses 150,000 acres in south-central Colorado. It is among the newest national parks, after being expanded from a national monument in September 2004. It had been a national monument since 1932.
This story originally appeared Sunday, September 30, 2007
This story originally appeared in the Sunday, September 30, 2007 edition of The Kansas City Star
This story originally appeared in the Sunday, October 28, 2007 edition of The Kansas City Star
The article originally appeared in the Sunday, October 28, 2007 edition of The Kansas City Star
This story originally appeared in the Sunday, February 24, 2008 edition of The Kansas City Star
This story originally appeared in the Sunday, February 24, 2008, edition of The Kansas City Star
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas | “Excuse me, did you see a lion?” That was a question I hadn’t been asked before.
I’m headed south along Park Boulevard, just outside the town of Twentynine Palms, and everywhere I look it’s the same: unrelentingly brown, brown, brown.
Bryce Canyon was established as a national monument in 1923 and became Utah National Park in 1924. In 1928 its name was changed to Bryce Canyon National Park. The park comprises nearly 36,000 acres in southwestern Utah. The park draws 1.5 million visitors a year, said ranger Kevin Poe.
Brown. I’m headed south along Park Boulevard, just outside the town of Twentynine Palms, and everywhere I look it’s the same: unrelentingly brown, brown, brown.
TRAVELER'S CHECK | ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Everyone has a favorite place in the world. This is mine.
